Kidnappers of train passengers make fresh demands after threatening to kill victims

Kidnappers of the over 60 passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna bound train have issued fresh demands.

Recall that the bandits had threatened to kill the victims if their demands were not met.

However, the gunmen have withdrawn the threat.

Daily Post quoted the spokesperson of Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, Malam Tukur Mamu, the ‘Dan Iyan Fika, as sayig hat the earlier threat by the abductors of the ill-fated train passengers to start killing them had been withdrawn.

Sheikh Ahmad Gumi’s spokesman, who was privileged to open a channel of communication with the terrorists through one of their leaders, Abu Barra, explained that, “I can authoritatively confirm that the earlier threat to stop feeding the over 60 abducted passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna bound train and threat to start executing the victims was successfully withdrawn on Saturday afternoon.”

According to him, a temporary truce that would enable government facilitate action was indeed reached with the abductors.

As a result of serious and frank engagement, he said the bandits had agreed to continue to take care of their victims, including providing them with medical first aid services.

Sheikh Ahmad Gumi’s spokesman confirmed that the bandits gave the government another two weeks, effective from Monday, 30th May, to release their teenage children before any talk that may lead to the release of some of their victims.